Policy & Research

Understanding lived experience is the route to change

We seek to influence the development of legislation, policy and good practice which has an effect on the lives of care experienced young people. We believe that those who have been in care are the experts in their own experience. That means they have a lot to offer and must be consulted by those in power.

Who Cares? Scotland has increasingly worked with care experienced people across Scotland to capture their views, experiences and suggestions for change in a range of areas. We have been told that the feeling of exclusion from communities and society whilst in and after leaving care can be high. That lack of belonging and self-confidence makes it difficult to hold down a job, to get or sustain a place in education and has a negative impact on mental health.

We want to influence change which directly redresses the inequality that care experienced people face at both a community and national level.

Click here to find evidence given by care experienced people to Committees of the Scottish Parliament and other organisations, for general briefings on relevant issues and position papers for the organisation.

Click here to read care experienced people’s views on a range of issues from health, police powers to child poverty. These have been created in response to public consultations on key policy areas and new legislation.

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